| "To rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects - hollow of spirit and meaning." | |
| — 13th Understanding, 7th Book of Sorrow |
Thorn is an Exotic weapon introduced in Destiny. It is a Hand Cannon which deals Kinetic damage. Its primary Exotic trait is its Devourer Rounds, which inflicts damage over time on targets.
Thorn was obtainable in Destiny as a reward for completing one of the coveted Exotic Bounties, entitled "A Light in the Dark", which were the earliest forms of Exotic Quests in the franchise. The weapon would eventually return in Destiny 2 during its second year, in which it was the reward of a true questline introduced during Season of the Drifter called "An Independent Study."
The weapon's design and lore are knitted closely with that of the Hive, the Thorn itself being one of the few Weapons of Sorrow, which are weapons imbued with the insatiable hunger that burns within the ranks of the Hive race. The original wielder of Thorn was a Guardian known as Rezyl Azzir, who used its uncorrupted proto-form, Rose, in the Crucible. Azzir would later morph into a being known as Dredgen Yor, a man would meet his end in a duel against the keeper of The Last Word, Shin Malphur. In the years succeeding this event, the original Thorn would change hands a few times, but it would eventually make its way into the hands of the Guardian, who went on to breathe new life into it, purifying it into something new—a weapon called Lumina.
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| "To rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects - hollow of spirit and meaning." – 13th Understanding, 7th Book of Sorrow[1] |
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| Augmented through dark practices, Thorn was once a hero's weapon. Its jagged frame hints at a sinister truth: a powerful connection to the unutterable sorceries of the Hive.
The legend of Thorn is bound to the rise and fall of Dredgen Yor, a Guardian whose name is remembered with disgust and shame. The weapon was thought destroyed...but rumors of its existence still haunt the wilds. |
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| "To rend one's enemies is to see them not as equals, but objects—hollow of spirit and meaning." —13th Understanding, 7th Book of Sorrow[2] |
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| "The Weapons of Sorrow are not the endgame, but a road map. Each evolution, every advance in the delivery of pain and the mastery of destruction feeds the Hive's hateful weapons research. They will map every scream, harness every aggression, until they understand every method by which to ravage the hearts, minds, and flesh of man. And in doing so, they will turn us against ourselves—feeding our lust, our greed, our fear, until we become a threat unto ourselves like none we could imagine. So, wield these, angry reaper. Strive to know the darkness in your own heart. Walk in the shadows of fallen heroes. And know that you are an enemy of hope."
—a warning |
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